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Gang Assaults Lubavitcher Friday Night in Apparent Hate Crime

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Lubavitcher man was attacked Friday night on his way home from Shul by a group of four Black teens, in an apparent hate crime.

The incident happened at around 9:30pm on President Street between Kingston and Albany Avenues, where the 28-year-old was grabbed by one of the group and put into a headlock or chokehold and the other three began punching him, he was then thrown to the ground and the four began kicking him. A Jewish woman who witnessed the attack began screaming and chased the group off.

Attempted Purse Snatching, Foiled

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A teenage punk attempted to mug a Jewish woman of her purse Wednesday afternoon, but was unsuccessful thanks to an unrelenting victim. The incident took place on Albany Avenue and President Street, where a Black teen approached the woman and grabbed the strap of her purse and tried to snatch it.

Unwilling to give in, the woman held on and called for help. A number of Yidden came to her aid and the would-be purse snatcher fled. An attempt to chase the punk failed after they lost him in a crowd at Troy Avenue and Union Street.

Bochur Robbed at Gun Point in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was robbed at gun point late Thursday night on his way home. The incident took place on Albany Avenue and Park Place at approximately 2:00am when he was approached by a talk black man who pulled a gun on him and demanded his shoulder bag and the contents of his pockets.

Airbag Thefts Resume in Crown Heights

Illustration Photo. Inset: Photo from the latest incident.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — After a relative calm of a few months the theft of airbags from cars in Crown Heights appears to have resumed. Over Shabbos two cars were broken into and their airbags were stolen, the incidents took place on Montgomery Street between Brooklyn and Kingston Avenues.

14-Year-Old Girl Attacked on Albany Avenue

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Late morning a 14-Year-Old Jewish girl was attacked by a group of bicycle riding black teens. The incident took place on Albany Avenue between President and Union Streets at around 11:30am.

Murder on Campgrounds, Parents not Notified

LACKAWAXEN TWP, PA [CHI] — Last week Wednesday, July 15th a camp employee was found dead on camp grounds, and a police investigation determined it to be a homicide, and are seeking two other camp employees as suspects.

The incident took place in “Camp Chayolei Hamelech” located in rural Lackawaxen Township, Pennsylvania, the only part of this that is more troubling then the story itself was that parents only found out about the incident on Friday when the campers called home for their Good Shabbos calls.

Shomrim Members Retrieve Stolen Bike

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] –- Sunday afternoon Shomrim retrieved a bike which was stolen from a Jewish boy in Lefferts Park. Shomrim received the call from the victim stating that young black boy without a shirt stole the bike a fled from the park.

Shomrim members who were nearby the park went out in search for the bike, and with assistance from neighbors, both Jewish and non-Jewish the kid was spotted with the bike on Midwood Street and Kingston Avenue.

Police arrest Brooklyn man in serial gropings of women in Crown Heights

NY Daily News

Police arrested a 21-year-old Brooklyn man last night after three Crown Heights women identified him as the serial slapper terrorizing the tight-knit neighborhood, cops said.

Frankie Hatton of Saratoga Ave., who sources said has confessed to five incidents and has a history of mental illness, was charged with forcible touching and […] abuse.

A dozen women in the area have been slapped on the buttocks since June 19, police said. The slapper last attacked Tuesday.

Frankie Hatton, 21, the Serial Groper Arrested

The serial groper, Frankie Hatton, 21, captured on a surveillance camera on Carroll Street.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Detectives from the Special Victims Unit recently identified 21-year-old Frankie Hatton, as the serial groper who has been terrorizing Crown Heightsers for the past two weeks, and have had him in custody since Tuesday night.

Lubavitcher Woman Arrested on Albany Avenue

Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Police arrested a Lubavitcher woman late last night after a brief vehicle pursuit. The circumstances for the chase and arrest were not clear, and community activists were working on having her released.

A source told CrownHeights.info that the woman was being chased by police after she was spotted driving and talking on her cell phone, the officers wanted to pull the woman over only she sped off and drove into her garage and closed the gate on the officers.

First Report: Person of Interest Sought in Serial Groper Incidents

CrownHeights.info has just learned that detectives from the Special Victims Unit managed to identify a person of interest in the case of the sicko that has been plaguing Crown Heights women for the past two weeks.

His most recent attack was today, Tuesday afternoon at around 5:00pm when he attacked a Jewish girl on Union Street and Albany Avenue as she was entering her apartment.

Stay tuned as we receive more updates on this story.

Shomrim Apprehend Duo, Police Make Arrests

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Shomrim and Police working hand in hand, yesterday Sunday afternoon, and apprehended two Black teens for multiple counts of trespassing. The incident began in the back yards of homes on Union and President Streets and Albany and Troy Avenues.

Many residents called Shomrim to complain about the trespassers, who somehow gained access to the back of the homes which has no alleyway, and no access from the streets.

Looking to Pinch Serial Groper in Crown Heights

NY Daily News

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A serial groper may be on the prowl in Crown Heights, slapping and pinching at least a half-dozen Brooklyn women in recent weeks, cops said Sunday.

The latest attack happened on Carroll St. Sunday when a skinny man hit a woman in her 20s around 1:45 p.m., police said.

Cops are investigating a series of complaints from several Hasidic Jewish women who said they were groped by a sicko terrorizing the tight-knit religious community.

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Storeowners Beware: Fake Bills Circulating

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Black woman twice attempted to pass fake currency in Crown Kosher, a butcher shop on Kingston Avenue, once successfully. One day later a Black man attempted to do the same in another store on the Avenue.

Serial Slapper Strikes Again

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Another Jewish girl was attacked this Shabbos afternoon, marking the 2nd week of this new bizarre spree in which over six women were victimized in a violating and degrading fashion.

The latest incident took place on Crown Street between Albany and Troy Avenues at around 5:00pm on Shabbos afternoon where the perpetrator, a Black man in his late teens or early 20’s, matching the description in both past incidents, slapped the girl, 25, so hard that it left a full imprint of his hand on her.

4 Women Assaulted Last Night

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A bicycle riding serial pervert is roaming the streets of Crown Heights, and is accosting Jewish woman. Last night during the evening hours 4 woman were attacked, by being hit inappropriately, in the course of 20 to 30 minutes. One of them required medical attention, and was treated by Hatzalah.

Shomrim received calls from 4 different victims, all women of various ages, and the first one coming in at approximately 10:00pm on Tuesday evening, then again within 10 minutes of each other. Many Shomrim members responded to the call and quickly fanned out across the neighborhood in attempt to identify and apprehend the perpetrator.